How much revenue did Xenonauts 2 make?

An estimated 1.4M to 3.9M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Xenonauts 2 sell?

Q: How many copies did Xenonauts 2 sell?

An estimated 131k to 213k copies, based on its 5k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 131k–213k; $1.4M–$3.9M net $2.6M–$6.0M gross; from 5k reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

Does this actually work?

We left Xenonauts 2 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Xenonauts 2's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.1M–15.7M

best case 27.0M (The Forest)

The Strategy lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 6.0M copies.

A typical game

≈ 6.0M copies

≈ $96.4M after Steam's cut

from ~144k reviews

Best case

≈ 27.0M copies

The Forest · ≈ $208.6M after Steam's cut

from 677k reviews

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count; typical figures are medians per column, so they can come from different games.

The lane you'd be entering

Winners here lead with Open World Survival Craft + Survival, priced around $20.
The games you compared span 2010 to 2024, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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